Chapter 226 - 226 223 Qin Xi Enlightenment, Xuanling Advances
Chapter 226: Chapter 223 Qin Xi Enlightenment, Xuanling Advances Chapter 226: Chapter 223 Qin Xi Enlightenment, Xuanling Advances Huang Tingyuan had no idea that the Sword Immortals of Taiyi Mountain Golden Light Cave had already issued an order, forbidding their Mountain Gate disciples from seeking trouble with the Beast Taming Sect at this time.
Jiang Dongliu and Jiang Yinghong, the brother and sister pair, did not dare to defy the commands of the Supreme Elders.
Otherwise, killing the True Disciples of the Beast Taming Sect at this critical juncture would definitely spark a war between the two Sects.
At this moment, the Beast Taming Sect had many allies, and many forces had even sent their people to the Sect in advance.
They contributed manpower, effort, and resources, assisting the Gui Ling Ancestor and others in refining the Heavenly Pool Cave Heaven, in preparation for the impending punitive war.
Although the Sword Immortals of Taiyi Mountain were formidable in combat, they did not dare to face so many opponents at once.
Otherwise, if they truly ended up besieged by the Beast Taming Sect and its myriad allies at Taiyi Mountain’s gates, it would not only be a huge blow to their pride but also result in countless losses in terms of other resources.
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Thus, Huang Tingyuan’s plan to rely on Jiang Dongliu to assassinate Qin Feng fell through.
Therefore, Qin Feng and Qin Xi’s journey back to their Sect was peaceful and without any risks, and there were no Taiyi Mountain disciples who came to attack them.
The two had already arranged a time with the Tower Ship they had taken on their journey.
During the few days they spent with their family, the Ten Thousand Demons Pavilion’s Tower Ship toured throughout all the territories within Chu Kingdom.
On its return journey, it conveniently took them along back to the Sect.
Several days later, the group returned to the Mountain Gate and disembarked from the Tower Ship outside of Azure Dragon Square.
The Tower Ship of Ten Thousand Demons Pavilion still had to go back to its headquarters to balance accounts, after which it would transport these supplies to the designated location.
Once the Void War Fortress was fully refined, these materials would be delivered to the Heavenly Pool Cave Heaven’s warehouse to serve as reserves, ready for use in case a war broke out in the Otherworld.
“Sister Xiaoxi, I’m heading back to the Inner Sect first.”
Qin Feng bade farewell to Qin Xi, preparing to leave.
“Okay.”
Qin Xi nodded.
“You go ahead, I need to return to Creation Peak as well.”
“Then I’m off.”
Qin Feng gave a pat on the back of the Spiritual Vulture, which flapped its wings vigorously, stirring a wild wind and swiftly flying toward the Inner Sect.
“Sigh!”
Watching Qin Feng’s figure gradually disappear into the distance, Qin Xi let out a soft sigh.
Her disposition was gentle on the outside but firm on the inside, with a bit of stubbornness.
She and Qin Feng had joined the Sect together.
Now, as she saw Qin Feng’s cultivation grow stronger and the gap between them widen, she did not feel jealous, but she did feel somewhat disappointed.
Once Qin Feng’s figure was no longer in sight, she stood silently for a while before shaking her head with a self-mocking laugh.
She remembered the advice her grandfather, the Clan Leader, had given her when she left home.
She felt it made sense; she practiced the Water Element Cultivation Technique, so she should not be too impatient, as it would not benefit her practice.
No matter how high Qin Feng’s cultivation was, he was still her cousin from the same clan.
There was no need to compare herself with him, as there were many people in the world with greater talent.
If she compared herself to everyone else, she might only invite more disappointment.
Everyone had their own cultivation path.
If she could not compare to those geniuses, why bother comparing at all?
Water benefits all things without contention; it is precisely because of its non-contentious nature that it can be the maritime destination of all streams, bringing all tributaries together to form an endless ocean.
If the Longevity Dao were seen as a vast river, then she was merely a small droplet of water, a droplet that had just fallen from the clouds in the sky into the river.
As long as she could merge into the river, she could follow the current and move forward without rushing to stir up towering waves.
A mere droplet could not raise such tidal waves.
Only by merging with the water, taking in more droplets, and turning the water into a stream under her control, could she gradually grow stronger.
Eventually, her footsteps would traverse every corner of the river.
Once all the river water had come under her control, she could transform into the river itself, flowing toward the endless ocean, achieving her Longevity Dao.
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Qin Xi’s eyes became misty, and her snowy-white hand subconsciously moved through the air a couple of times, generating a faint presence of water energy around her.
Invisibly, her control over the Water Element Spirit Energy was strengthening.
After a while, Qin Xi came back to her senses from her reverie.
Looking at the clump of water energy that had gathered and thickened near her, gradually forming crystal-clear droplets, a soft smile appeared on her lips.
With a beckoning gesture, all the droplets fell into her palm, converging into a fist-sized stream.
As the stream swirled in her palm, drawing in the nearby Water Spirit Energy, it grew larger and larger, and in just a few moments, it expanded to about three feet in diameter.
As she pushed her palm upward, the swirling stream of water shot up more than a dozen feet above her head and exploded with a loud bang, turning into a vast mist that enveloped an area of a hundred feet around her.
Under her control, the mist then took on various forms, now raining droplets, now hiding slivers of ice, and even drifting snowflakes scattering around.
This was her manipulation of water in several of its forms, an attempt to upgrade her Water Spirit.
She had purchased many Water Element Spiritual Items for her Water Spirit, including treasures with yin, cold attributes.
After refining those, her Water Spirit had also gained the ability to control Cold Ice.
Of course, it was still at an initial level of control and nothing too impressive.
It also demonstrated that these natural Creation Living Beings had high potential.
Provided they had the appropriate Spiritual Items, they could gain more powers and abilities.
Naturally, these needed to be Spiritual Items of the same attribute.
“Let’s go.”
After testing her Technique, Qin Xi did not linger.
She gently stroked the head of the Long-Tailed Phoenix Sparrow, which, sensing its master’s intention, flapped its wings and flew toward Creation Peak.
Her epiphany had deepened her understanding of Water Element Techniques.
Not only was this insight greatly beneficial for cultivation, it also enhanced her affinity with the water.
She could now clearly feel the Water Spirit Energy circulating around her, and at her will, she could summon this energy to morph into various shapes and spells.
With this insight, Qin Xi felt that she had gained a deeper understanding of the direction of her future cultivation.
Plus, every time she cultivated, the Foundation Establishment Water Spirit would feed her a substantial amount of pure Water Spirit Energy, which made her confident that she would be able to advance to the Foundation Establishment level within a few months.
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Heavenly Snake Ridge.
Ning Wuxu was sitting in his serene courtyard, with a cup of clear tea in front of him and a Dao Scripture in his hands.
He exhibited an air of casual grace and peacefulness.
The greenery around the courtyard and the vibrant verdure of the bamboo forest behind the house conveyed a burgeoning sense of life.
Hao Shicheng stood not far away, pacing back and forth restlessly, occasionally glancing towards the nearby woods.
“Master, your disciple has returned.”
Qin Feng, after landing his Spiritual Vulture outside the courtyard and stowing it away, stepped in and bowed to Ning Wuxu.
“Hmm, not bad, you didn’t take too long.”
Ning Wuxu nodded with a smile.
Qin Feng then greeted Hao Shicheng with a fist-and-palm salute, “I’ve seen Second Senior Brother.”
“Junior Brother needn’t be so formal.”
Upon seeing Qin Feng, Hao Shicheng’s expression lightened a bit, his lips twitching into a slight smile.
However, his face soon showed a tinge of worry as he looked into the distance.
Following his gaze, Qin Feng looked in that direction but saw nothing unusual.
He wondered, could it be that Second Senior Brother had made some mistake, and they were waiting for Eldest Senior Brother to come back and plead on his behalf?
But with Second Senior Brother’s temperament, it didn’t seem likely that he would dare to anger the master.
Besides, given the magnanimity of the master, as long as no serious sect rules were violated, he usually didn’t take such issues to heart.
“Master, what’s wrong with Second Senior Brother?”
Unable to contain his curiosity, Qin Feng quietly asked Ning Wuxu.
“Oh, it’s nothing,”
Ning Wuxu spoke indifferently, “It’s just that your Senior Sister Liu is about to breakthrough her Cultivation and shatter the shackles of the Golden Core to form the Purple Mansion Nascent Soul.
There have been fluctuations since several hours ago, but they have yet to cease, which has Hao Shicheng a bit concerned for her safety.”
“Senior Sister Liu is about to advance to Purple Mansion?”
Qin Feng looked again in the direction of Hao Shicheng’s gaze, even extending his Divine Sense there and finally barely perceiving some anomalies.
He admired how his master spoke so nonchalantly about such significant matters, “To speak of such a momentous occasion with such detachment, I am truly in awe of you, Master.”
A Purple Mansion, if successfully achieved, would grant Liu Xuanling the qualification to become an Inner Sect Elder.
And of Master’s four disciples, half would be Purple Mansion Cultivators—this was indeed something to be proud of.
What’s more, Liu Xuanling’s cultivation pathway was entirely different from that of Ning Wuxu.
Her Cultivation Technique integrated the methods of Guanghan Palace, an Ancient Great Sect, creating a unique style that offered Ning Wuxu substantial reference for his own path, benefiting his future progress.
Ning Wuxu, his spirit mostly attuned to the unique fluctuations emitted by Liu Xuanling’s advancement, heard his junior disciple flattering him and smiled faintly, taking a gentle sip of his tea and said with indifference, “It’s merely an advancement to Purple Mansion, nothing to fuss over.”
Qin Feng’s lips twitched, and eventually, he couldn’t hold back, “Master, you’re holding the Dao Scripture upside down.”
“Pfft…”
In an instant, Ning Wuxu’s focus snapped back from afar, and he awkwardly wiped at the tea he had spilled on the Dao Scripture, quickly flipping it right side up.
“Well…
your teacher has indeed been a bit worried about your Senior Sister Liu.
Typically, a cultivator’s breakthrough doesn’t take this long.”
He felt somewhat embarrassed.
Having concentrated on Liu Xuanling’s progress, he hadn’t expected such an oversight.
The composed façade he had maintained evaporated in an instant.
“Master is indeed benevolent and deeply caring for his disciples.
Fearing a mishap during Senior Sister Liu’s breakthrough, you are here guarding in person.
Your disciple admires you greatly,”
Said Qin Feng, maintaining a straight face as he bowed, careful not to show any sign of amusement, lest his master notice something and settle the score with him later.